Leather-worker&#39;s thimble.



1). MANSON. LEATHER WORKERS THIMBLE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1912.

Patented Dec. 30,1913.

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FIG 3 )NVEKTOR DONALD MANSON,

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COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH CO.,WASI- HNUTON, D. c.

DONALD MANSON, 0F RIVERSDALE, NEW ZEALAND.

LEATHER-WORKERS THIMBLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

Application filed September 13, 1912. Serial No. 720,185.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DONALD MANSON, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Riversdale, in the Dominion of New Zealand, haveinvented a new and useful Leather-\Vorkers Thimble; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

This invention relates to the palm protectors employed by leatherworkers and others in sewing operations in which considerable pressureis required on the back of the sewing needle in order to force itthrough its work.

The invention has been designed in order to provide an improvedconstruction of such device by means of which the attachment thereof tothe workers hand is made in such a manner as to leave the fingers andthumb free and in which also the needle end will be adequately preventedfrom slipping when being pressed on.

The protector is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure l is a front view thereof in the working position upon a hand.Fig. 2 is a plan view. Figs. 3 and a are respectively cross section andfront elevation of the needle engaging disk of the protector.

The protector is formed by a band of leather A preferably of a softpliable nature, that is adapted to encircle the hand and is formed withthe loop or opening B through which the thumb is passed. "When thereforethe band is slipped down over the hand and the thumb passed through itsloop, the band will lie across the palm in the manner shown in Fig. 1.This will leave the fingers and thumb quite free to be moved about andthus to perform the working functions required in sewing.

Riveted to the front of the band is the metal disk 0 positioned so as tooverlie the thumb ball of the palm. This disk is formed with a raisedflange D extending around its bottom edge and sides and leaving the topopen. The disk is also made of a thickness tapering downward from thebottom to the top edge so as to provide a correspondingly inclined faceon the disk. The portion of the disk within the flange has its surfacepitted, as at E or otherwise roughened. In use therefore the disk C willbe caused to engage the needle end to push it through its work, such endpassing through the opening left between the flange ends and beingengaged by the roughened inclined surface inside the flange. The needleend will thus be effectively gripped and prevented from slipping whilethe pressure of the palm is being applied to the needle, while theflange will serve to retain the needle end upon the disk so that therewill be no liability of it sliding ofl to either side or the back and onto the band or hand.

l/Vhat I do claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. In a palm protector, the combination of a single piece of leatherprovided with a pair of short tongues secured together at their freeends to form a thumb opening, and a pair of longer tongues securedtogether at their free ends to form a band for the hand when theprotector is thereon; a circular metal disk riveted to said piece overthe ball of the palm of the hand and having its eX- posed face inclinedtoward said short tongues and provided with a plurality of pits and aU-shaped raised flange extending around the bottom and sides of the diskexcept on the side toward said short tongues.

52. In a palm protector, the combination of a flexible band adapted toencircle the palm and provided with a thumb loop adapted to surround thethumb; and a metal disk secured to said band over the ball of the palmof the hand and having its exposed face inclined toward said thumb loopand provided with a roughened surface and a raised flange encirclingsaid face except on the side toward said loop.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

DONALD MANSON. Witnesses J. H. TrroMPsoN, S. D. NEILL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner Washington, D. C.

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